Best Halal Food in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai: Hui Muslim Snacks and Local Restaurants
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Summary: This Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai halal food map brings together Hui Muslim snacks, local restaurants, noodles, dumplings, and city food stops across the region.
Xuzhou
1. Donglaishun
I know many brothers and sisters (dost) do not choose Donglaishun when eating out, but do not be too picky when you reach the south. In Xuzhou, just be content to find a halal restaurant that is not a hand-pulled noodle shop.
Since Donglaishun became a national chain, it serves not only hot pot meat but also stir-fried dishes.
Address: Diagonally opposite Yintai Apartment, Yunlong District, Xuzhou City
2. Xinjiang Flavor Restaurant
Xinjiang Flavor Restaurant is near the Ginza Mall in Xuzhou. People in Xuzhou eat a lot of lamb, and you can see lamb restaurants everywhere on the street.
The environment is decorated quite elegantly with a strong Western Regions style.
Stir the Xinjiang yogurt before drinking because the sugar is at the bottom, otherwise the sourness will make you cry.
Kazakh-style fries are quite thick and have a very special taste.
Address: Near Ginza Department Store
3. Xuzhou Beef and Mutton Shop
Halal restaurants in Xuzhou basically source their meat from the Xuzhou mosque, so the meat prices here are on the higher side, but you can be sure it is halal.
Address: No. 35, Huanghe West Road, Yunlong District, Xuzhou City
Suzhou
4. Huixianglou
Suzhou is a very beautiful city, but there are really not many halal restaurants here. I have not found any halal restaurants with local flavors yet. At this Huixianglou, you can eat hot pot, and they also make some simple home-style stir-fried dishes and barbecue.
Address: No. 21, Lane 2, Beiju, South Gate of Renmin Shopping Mall (near Pangjie Sauerkraut Fish)
Nanjing
5. Maxiangxing
It is much more comfortable once you reach Nanjing. As the ancient capital of six dynasties, Nanjing has nearly 100,000 local Hui Muslims, so it is easy to find halal restaurants.
This Maxiangxing is a century-old shop in Nanjing. It has not only stir-fried dishes but also halal snacks. My favorite is the potstickers (guotie) at Maxiangxing; you cannot find that taste anywhere else once you leave Nanjing. I suggest friends visiting Nanjing come to Maxiangxing for breakfast. There are many varieties, and the taste is excellent.
Address: No. 32, Yunnan North Road, Gulou District (near Hubei Road)
6. Qifangge
Qifangge Halal Restaurant, located inside the Confucius Temple, is another century-old shop in Nanjing. I highly recommend trying the 25 Qinhuai River snacks here. These 25 items are actually served as one dish, combining various Nanjing snacks on a single table so you can taste a little bit of everything.
Address: 12 Gongyuan West Street (near Confucius Temple)
Shanghai
7. Dadi Black Beef Hot Pot
The busier the city, the easier it is to find halal restaurants. However, most halal restaurants in Shanghai focus on Northwest and Western flavors, which can get tiring after a while. This black beef hot pot is a great way to change things up.
A plate of lamb and a plate of beef.
The black beef is not actually black.
They also serve seafood sashimi and other dishes; I ordered a pair of large shrimp.
Address: Shop B419, Starry Sky Plaza, 1665 Hongqiao Road (Hongqiao Road)
8. Huxi Mosque Jumu'ah Market
On Changde Road near the Huxi Mosque, there is a market every Jumu'ah (Friday prayer day). It is mostly run by Uyghur merchants. In Xinjiang, these markets are called bazaars.
Freshly baked meat buns (kaobaozi).
Thin-skinned buns (baopibaozi) filled with lamb.
They also sell roasted whole lamb, so remember to come on a Friday.
Address: Changde Road, Putuo District, Shanghai.
9. Uyghur Restaurant (Main Branch)
A major feature of restaurants serving Uyghur and other Western Region ethnic cuisines is the dance performance in the evening.
The roasted lamb leg is delicious, and this place is great for group meals.
Address: 280 Yishan Road, Xuhui District (between Nandan Road and Puhuitang Road)
Hangzhou
10. Northwest Family (Xibei Renjia)
Located near West Lake, Northwest Family is not run by local Hangzhou people, but it has been in Hangzhou for 20 years. The menu has adapted to local tastes. This is white-cut chicken (baizhanji).
If you want to eat Hangzhou-style halal food, this is the only restaurant that has it. This is the Huaiyang four-vegetable dish (Huaiyang sishu).
Fruit shrimp (shuiguo xiaren).
They serve West Lake vinegar fish (xihu chuyu) here. I am not sure if it is authentic, but it tastes good.
Enjoying West Lake beef soup (xihu niurou geng) by the side of West Lake.
Address: 1st Floor, Zhejiang Great Wall Asset Building, No. 23 Youdian Road.
Jiaxing
11. Jiaxing Mosque
Jiaxing Mosque was built during the Ming Dynasty. You can buy halal beef and lamb here.
There is a breakfast shop at the entrance of the mosque selling fried dough sticks (youtiao), steamed buns (baozi), and more. About 500 meters to the right of the mosque's main entrance, there is a halal restaurant called Yipin Meishi.
I saw it while passing by in a car. I was in a rush and did not get to try it, but if you have the chance, you should go check it out.
Address: No. 469 Huancheng East Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City.
Shaoxing
12. Medina Western Restaurant
I found this place after I had already eaten. There is also an Indian restaurant right next to it.
Address: Diyang Road, Changlong Building, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City (next to Hanting Hotel).
13. JAI HIND Indian Cuisine
It is right next to Medina Restaurant. There are a few other halal restaurants in this area, so I suggest friends visiting Shaoxing stay nearby for easy dining.
Address: Diyang Road, Changlong Building, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City (next to Hanting Hotel).
14. Pamir Restaurant
This is a large Xinjiang restaurant. It has a good local reputation and is very popular.
Freshly grilled meat (kaorou).
Thin-skinned lamb buns (baopi yangrou baozi). They are wrapped and steamed to order, so you have to wait half an hour.
I like to have pomegranate juice with my grilled meat. Guided by the owner, I also found the nearby Pakistan Kuba Mosque. Although it is a temporary place for namaz, it has all the necessary facilities.
Address: Wanshang Road, Shaoxing County, Shaoxing City (near Jinlin Tiandi).
Ningbo
15. Dongyishun
There are many chain locations in Ningbo, mainly selling halal snacks and fast food.
The shop prohibits smoking and alcohol. The owner is very devout and has written many books.
Delicious lamb soup (yangtang).
Lamb potstickers (guotie). The food in the shop is very tasty and seasoned just right.
Address: No. 5 Dingxin Street, Ningbo (chain store).
16. Manboer Revolving Hot Pot
It is a blessing to be able to eat small hot pot in Ningbo.
There is a variety of seafood, meat, fruit, and vegetables to choose from here.
After eating, take your skewers to the front desk to pay.
Each person gets their own pot, with options like clear broth and spicy flavors.
You can also order freshly sliced lamb skewers (chuanr) separately.
Address: First floor, Building 36, Dongdu Road, next to Intime Department Store.
Taizhou
17. Henan Halal Restaurant
Taizhou does not have a permanent mosque, only temporary places for prayer. Because of this, there are no particularly large halal restaurants.
Scrambled eggs (tan jidan).
This flatbread (bing) is delicious and great for dipping in vegetable soup.
Spicy chicken pieces (mala jikuai). In the mild-flavored south, this counts as a heavy-flavored dish.
Address: Huangjiao Road frontage road, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou.
18. Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles (lamian)
This noodle shop is worth mentioning because I was worried about finding food at night, and I discovered this place by the side of the road. It does not show up on maps.
Many noodle shops in the south have started serving boiled dumplings (shuijiao) with lamb or beef fillings.
Address: Luohui Huang Village, Qingfeng Avenue, Huangyan District.
Wenzhou.
19. Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles (Lanzhou lamian).
I am recording this noodle shop because the staff were so kind. I was just passing by to ask for the location of a mosque in Wenzhou, and they specifically asked for the address for me in their Salar noodle shop group chat.
Many Salar people run noodle shops in Wenzhou. The mosque address shown on Baidu Maps is no longer valid. The new location is on Heqing Road, and you really cannot find it without asking someone. Near Heqing Road, you can buy halal beef, lamb, and some packaged foods.
Address: Wuma Pedestrian Street, near Xiaonanmen Station.
20. Xinjiang Abudu Barbecue.
The owner of the beef and lamb shop on Heqing Road told me there are no large halal restaurants in Wenzhou, but this Xinjiang barbecue shop counts as a big one. Several noodle shops are also clustered in the surrounding area.
The cost of living in Wenzhou is high, and the local people are wealthy. People say the standard gift money for a friend's wedding is 2,000 yuan.
Xinjiang mixed noodles (banmian).
Grilled chicken wings and grilled lamb chops.
Address: Next to the gas station at Wenzhou New South Station.
Yiwu.
21. Fatiha Restaurant.
The place with the highest concentration of halal restaurants in Zhejiang Province is Yiwu, a city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua. It takes 15 minutes to get to Yiwu by train from the Jinhua high-speed railway station.
Cream pudding; the desserts at this Turkish restaurant are of a very high standard.
Lentil soup.
Salmon and blueberry salad.
Turkish pizza; it not only looks good but is also very satisfying to eat.
Address: No. 506, Chouzhou North Road.
22. Exotic Cuisine Street.
Chouzhou North Road is Yiwu's street for exotic food, with many halal restaurants. It gets busy after 9:00 PM every night and has leisure spots like bars and cafes. As the wealthiest county-level city in the country, Yiwu has high-end restaurants.
Taj Mahal Restaurant.
Kashgar Xinjiang Restaurant.
Bosi Western Restaurant, though my appetite was too small to try it alone.
Address: Chouzhou North Road, Yiwu.
3. Jiangdong Middle Road Food Street.
This area is also packed with halal food. Unlike the exotic international street, this place focuses on Chinese food, and the restaurants here almost never serve alcohol.
Lehaha Halal Restaurant, which seems to be a hot pot place.
Xinjiang specialty spicy numbing chicken (jiaomaji).
There used to be a Dali Prefecture Halal Restaurant here, but it has moved, and the map address has not been updated yet.
It is rare to find halal braised chicken with rice (huangmenji mifan).
I shared a table here with two strong guys from Palestine.
That covers the halal restaurants in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai areas. All photos are original, so feel free to repost them without asking for my permission.
Address: Jiangdong Middle Road, Yiwu City.
Summary: This Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai halal food map brings together Hui Muslim snacks, local restaurants, noodles, dumplings, and city food stops across the region.
Xuzhou
1. Donglaishun
I know many brothers and sisters (dost) do not choose Donglaishun when eating out, but do not be too picky when you reach the south. In Xuzhou, just be content to find a halal restaurant that is not a hand-pulled noodle shop.
Since Donglaishun became a national chain, it serves not only hot pot meat but also stir-fried dishes.
Address: Diagonally opposite Yintai Apartment, Yunlong District, Xuzhou City
2. Xinjiang Flavor Restaurant
Xinjiang Flavor Restaurant is near the Ginza Mall in Xuzhou. People in Xuzhou eat a lot of lamb, and you can see lamb restaurants everywhere on the street.
The environment is decorated quite elegantly with a strong Western Regions style.
Stir the Xinjiang yogurt before drinking because the sugar is at the bottom, otherwise the sourness will make you cry.
Kazakh-style fries are quite thick and have a very special taste.
Address: Near Ginza Department Store
3. Xuzhou Beef and Mutton Shop
Halal restaurants in Xuzhou basically source their meat from the Xuzhou mosque, so the meat prices here are on the higher side, but you can be sure it is halal.
Address: No. 35, Huanghe West Road, Yunlong District, Xuzhou City
Suzhou
4. Huixianglou
Suzhou is a very beautiful city, but there are really not many halal restaurants here. I have not found any halal restaurants with local flavors yet. At this Huixianglou, you can eat hot pot, and they also make some simple home-style stir-fried dishes and barbecue.
Address: No. 21, Lane 2, Beiju, South Gate of Renmin Shopping Mall (near Pangjie Sauerkraut Fish)
Nanjing
5. Maxiangxing
It is much more comfortable once you reach Nanjing. As the ancient capital of six dynasties, Nanjing has nearly 100,000 local Hui Muslims, so it is easy to find halal restaurants.
This Maxiangxing is a century-old shop in Nanjing. It has not only stir-fried dishes but also halal snacks. My favorite is the potstickers (guotie) at Maxiangxing; you cannot find that taste anywhere else once you leave Nanjing. I suggest friends visiting Nanjing come to Maxiangxing for breakfast. There are many varieties, and the taste is excellent.
Address: No. 32, Yunnan North Road, Gulou District (near Hubei Road)
6. Qifangge
Qifangge Halal Restaurant, located inside the Confucius Temple, is another century-old shop in Nanjing. I highly recommend trying the 25 Qinhuai River snacks here. These 25 items are actually served as one dish, combining various Nanjing snacks on a single table so you can taste a little bit of everything.
Address: 12 Gongyuan West Street (near Confucius Temple)
Shanghai
7. Dadi Black Beef Hot Pot
The busier the city, the easier it is to find halal restaurants. However, most halal restaurants in Shanghai focus on Northwest and Western flavors, which can get tiring after a while. This black beef hot pot is a great way to change things up.
A plate of lamb and a plate of beef.
The black beef is not actually black.
They also serve seafood sashimi and other dishes; I ordered a pair of large shrimp.
Address: Shop B419, Starry Sky Plaza, 1665 Hongqiao Road (Hongqiao Road)
8. Huxi Mosque Jumu'ah Market
On Changde Road near the Huxi Mosque, there is a market every Jumu'ah (Friday prayer day). It is mostly run by Uyghur merchants. In Xinjiang, these markets are called bazaars.
Freshly baked meat buns (kaobaozi).
Thin-skinned buns (baopibaozi) filled with lamb.
They also sell roasted whole lamb, so remember to come on a Friday.
Address: Changde Road, Putuo District, Shanghai.
9. Uyghur Restaurant (Main Branch)
A major feature of restaurants serving Uyghur and other Western Region ethnic cuisines is the dance performance in the evening.
The roasted lamb leg is delicious, and this place is great for group meals.
Address: 280 Yishan Road, Xuhui District (between Nandan Road and Puhuitang Road)
Hangzhou
10. Northwest Family (Xibei Renjia)
Located near West Lake, Northwest Family is not run by local Hangzhou people, but it has been in Hangzhou for 20 years. The menu has adapted to local tastes. This is white-cut chicken (baizhanji).
If you want to eat Hangzhou-style halal food, this is the only restaurant that has it. This is the Huaiyang four-vegetable dish (Huaiyang sishu).
Fruit shrimp (shuiguo xiaren).
They serve West Lake vinegar fish (xihu chuyu) here. I am not sure if it is authentic, but it tastes good.
Enjoying West Lake beef soup (xihu niurou geng) by the side of West Lake.
Address: 1st Floor, Zhejiang Great Wall Asset Building, No. 23 Youdian Road.
Jiaxing
11. Jiaxing Mosque
Jiaxing Mosque was built during the Ming Dynasty. You can buy halal beef and lamb here.
There is a breakfast shop at the entrance of the mosque selling fried dough sticks (youtiao), steamed buns (baozi), and more. About 500 meters to the right of the mosque's main entrance, there is a halal restaurant called Yipin Meishi.
I saw it while passing by in a car. I was in a rush and did not get to try it, but if you have the chance, you should go check it out.
Address: No. 469 Huancheng East Road, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City.
Shaoxing
12. Medina Western Restaurant
I found this place after I had already eaten. There is also an Indian restaurant right next to it.
Address: Diyang Road, Changlong Building, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City (next to Hanting Hotel).
13. JAI HIND Indian Cuisine
It is right next to Medina Restaurant. There are a few other halal restaurants in this area, so I suggest friends visiting Shaoxing stay nearby for easy dining.
Address: Diyang Road, Changlong Building, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City (next to Hanting Hotel).
14. Pamir Restaurant
This is a large Xinjiang restaurant. It has a good local reputation and is very popular.
Freshly grilled meat (kaorou).
Thin-skinned lamb buns (baopi yangrou baozi). They are wrapped and steamed to order, so you have to wait half an hour.
I like to have pomegranate juice with my grilled meat. Guided by the owner, I also found the nearby Pakistan Kuba Mosque. Although it is a temporary place for namaz, it has all the necessary facilities.
Address: Wanshang Road, Shaoxing County, Shaoxing City (near Jinlin Tiandi).
Ningbo
15. Dongyishun
There are many chain locations in Ningbo, mainly selling halal snacks and fast food.
The shop prohibits smoking and alcohol. The owner is very devout and has written many books.
Delicious lamb soup (yangtang).
Lamb potstickers (guotie). The food in the shop is very tasty and seasoned just right.
Address: No. 5 Dingxin Street, Ningbo (chain store).
16. Manboer Revolving Hot Pot
It is a blessing to be able to eat small hot pot in Ningbo.
There is a variety of seafood, meat, fruit, and vegetables to choose from here.
After eating, take your skewers to the front desk to pay.
Each person gets their own pot, with options like clear broth and spicy flavors.
You can also order freshly sliced lamb skewers (chuanr) separately.
Address: First floor, Building 36, Dongdu Road, next to Intime Department Store.
Taizhou
17. Henan Halal Restaurant
Taizhou does not have a permanent mosque, only temporary places for prayer. Because of this, there are no particularly large halal restaurants.
Scrambled eggs (tan jidan).
This flatbread (bing) is delicious and great for dipping in vegetable soup.
Spicy chicken pieces (mala jikuai). In the mild-flavored south, this counts as a heavy-flavored dish.
Address: Huangjiao Road frontage road, Jiaojiang District, Taizhou.
18. Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles (lamian)
This noodle shop is worth mentioning because I was worried about finding food at night, and I discovered this place by the side of the road. It does not show up on maps.
Many noodle shops in the south have started serving boiled dumplings (shuijiao) with lamb or beef fillings.
Address: Luohui Huang Village, Qingfeng Avenue, Huangyan District.
Wenzhou.
19. Lanzhou Hand-Pulled Noodles (Lanzhou lamian).
I am recording this noodle shop because the staff were so kind. I was just passing by to ask for the location of a mosque in Wenzhou, and they specifically asked for the address for me in their Salar noodle shop group chat.
Many Salar people run noodle shops in Wenzhou. The mosque address shown on Baidu Maps is no longer valid. The new location is on Heqing Road, and you really cannot find it without asking someone. Near Heqing Road, you can buy halal beef, lamb, and some packaged foods.
Address: Wuma Pedestrian Street, near Xiaonanmen Station.
20. Xinjiang Abudu Barbecue.
The owner of the beef and lamb shop on Heqing Road told me there are no large halal restaurants in Wenzhou, but this Xinjiang barbecue shop counts as a big one. Several noodle shops are also clustered in the surrounding area.
The cost of living in Wenzhou is high, and the local people are wealthy. People say the standard gift money for a friend's wedding is 2,000 yuan.
Xinjiang mixed noodles (banmian).
Grilled chicken wings and grilled lamb chops.
Address: Next to the gas station at Wenzhou New South Station.
Yiwu.
21. Fatiha Restaurant.
The place with the highest concentration of halal restaurants in Zhejiang Province is Yiwu, a city under the jurisdiction of Jinhua. It takes 15 minutes to get to Yiwu by train from the Jinhua high-speed railway station.
Cream pudding; the desserts at this Turkish restaurant are of a very high standard.
Lentil soup.
Salmon and blueberry salad.
Turkish pizza; it not only looks good but is also very satisfying to eat.
Address: No. 506, Chouzhou North Road.
22. Exotic Cuisine Street.
Chouzhou North Road is Yiwu's street for exotic food, with many halal restaurants. It gets busy after 9:00 PM every night and has leisure spots like bars and cafes. As the wealthiest county-level city in the country, Yiwu has high-end restaurants.
Taj Mahal Restaurant.
Kashgar Xinjiang Restaurant.
Bosi Western Restaurant, though my appetite was too small to try it alone.
Address: Chouzhou North Road, Yiwu.
3. Jiangdong Middle Road Food Street.
This area is also packed with halal food. Unlike the exotic international street, this place focuses on Chinese food, and the restaurants here almost never serve alcohol.
Lehaha Halal Restaurant, which seems to be a hot pot place.
Xinjiang specialty spicy numbing chicken (jiaomaji).
There used to be a Dali Prefecture Halal Restaurant here, but it has moved, and the map address has not been updated yet.
It is rare to find halal braised chicken with rice (huangmenji mifan).
I shared a table here with two strong guys from Palestine.
That covers the halal restaurants in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai areas. All photos are original, so feel free to repost them without asking for my permission.
Address: Jiangdong Middle Road, Yiwu City.
